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Writer’s WOrkshop(1) - Skill(s) : 1. Writing in third- person omniscient 2. Having a plot, subplot, characters, and conflict - Theme/Prompt : Imagine Guatemala City in the year 2050. Create a utopia in your story.

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Page 1: Writers Workshop

Writer’s WOrkshop(1) - Skill(s):

1. Writing in third-person omniscient2. Having a plot, subplot, characters, and conflict

- Theme/Prompt:Imagine Guatemala City in the year 2050. Create a utopia in your story.

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Writer’s WOrkshop (2) - Skill(s):

1. Change your style as a writer.- different vocabulary- sentence length- topic choice- humor- descriptions- dialogue- tone

- Theme/Prompt:Think about an important event in your life, then write about it from the perspective of someone in your family, a friend, a teacher, or a character from a movie.

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Writer’s Workshop (3) - Skill(s):

1. Pay attention to word choice.2. Use stronger adjectives and verbs.

- Theme/Prompt:Write about a time when you suffered emotionally or physically. Be descriptive and try to make the reader feel the pain or sadness that you felt.

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Writer’s Workshop (4) - Skill(s):

1. Use prepositions correctly.2. Use prepositional phrases at the beginning of sentences.

- Theme/Prompt:Choose a type of animal, or inanimate object, and create a story from this perspective. Describe the setting, who do you “hang out” with, are there conflicts, etc.

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Writer’s Workshop (5) - Skill(s):

1. Use prepositions correctly.2. Use prepositional phrases at the beginning of sentences.

- Theme/Prompt:Imagine you are a child growing up in Zona 3 in the city dump. Then, one day, a miracle happens, and you are whisked away to a new life and end up at CAG.

**** DUE: Nov. 8th or 9th ****

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Writer’s Workshop (6) - Skill(s):

1. Use dialogue in your story and use commas correctly.2. Give each character a VOICE!

- Theme/Prompt:Rewrite a scene or a chapter in The Giver. If you’ve finished the book, you can even rewrite the ending.

**** DUE: Nov. 8th/9th ****

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Writer’s Workshop (7) - Skill(s):

1. Use commas to vary your sentence length.2. DIALOGUE!!!

- Theme/Prompt:At this point you should not be starting a new story. Pick a story you’ve been working on, start revising it, editing it, and typing it.

**** DUE: Nov. 8th/9th ****

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Writer’s Workshop (8) - Skill(s):

1. Revise and edit.2. Look for things you can add to your story, take out, alter, etc.

- Theme/Prompt:At this point you should not be starting a new story. Pick a story you’ve been working on, start revising it, editing it, and typing it.

**** DUE: Nov. 8th/9th ****

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Poetry: 11-15

1. Use Figurative Language- Similes- Metaphors- Idioms- Personification

Write a poem and begin every stanza with either “I feel...” or “I am not...” or “The world is...”

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Poetry: 11-19

1. Use Figurative Language- Similes, metaphors, idioms, personification, hyperbole

2. Use Poetic Devices- Rhyme, rhythm, repetition, symbolism, alliteration

Write poetry about your family, or a family member.

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Poetry: 11-291. Write an ode, haiku, or free verse poem2. Use Figurative Language3. Use Poetic Devices

Write poetry about your family, a single family member, or your future spouse or child.

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Poetry: 12-07

1. Write a poem that rhymes.2. Write it and perform it with a partner.

Your poem should be about Christmas or The Outsiders.

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Poetry: 1-04

1. Write a poem using alliteration.2. Write a poem that compares and contrasts two or more objects.

Compare yourself or someone you know to an animal, an object, or an aspect of nature.

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Autobiographical: 1-24

1. Writing anecdotes2. Elaborate on an idea

Take what we’ve talked about in terms of hatred, and elaborate on it in your journal. Think of a specific incident where you’ve been the victim of hate, or hated someone else. Finally, did you learn anything from this?